The Delaware ledger. (Newark, Del.) 1879-19??, 1887-07-02
TBE. hEDGER'S BHGR TEIiK
News and Comment.
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was smOthercd to death on Saturday
morning by getting on its face in bed,
while the mother was busy at breakfast.
The family was getting ready for harvest
and the child, three months old, was left
in bed as usual until after the morning
meal When the mother went to the
bed she found her child dead Morning
News.
The cuat-tal Irritation is the latest. A
wrinkled coat-tail, bearing dusty toe
marks, means II have spoken to your
father Light.
This squib has gone the rounds of the
papers fur and wide. In the first place
it is not so, and it is rather hard on the
young manageable men.
There are more than one hundred per-
sons in Milford over seventy years DID,
Georgetown Democrat.
Are there any young people in Mil
ford? 1t is certainly well represented
with agc.
The towns all around lis are preparing
to celebrate the 18th of July. Even little
Delmar will have Il jubilee. Laurel, how
ever IS us yet doing nothing. We sug-
gest that the "Biggs Guards come out,
with the Laurel Cornet Band at their
head, and have parade. 1t is reported
that the Honorable Frederick Anderson
of Seaford will deliver u grand oration.-
Laurel Gazette
Newark will be as quiet as Sunday, al
most. We are saving our money to buy
our winter coal. Oh we always look
ahead. The temperance people will pic
mic, If the day be hot the majority of
Newarkcrs will respect the sun and keep
in the shade. AS for the "Biggs
Guards" good father deliver us,-the
name kills the whole.
We regret that diplomas under the
authority of the State cannot be these
graduates. Delaware needs Normal
School and, in our opinion, DIR. Ranb is
the man to organize such Il school and
make it success 'ris only matter Of
few years, however, before Delaware will
have II school system and Normal
School.-Sussex Journal
The Joorndi was the only paper in the
State that helped TIE LEDGER in the
fight for IL normal school. The above is
what will happen Or else the Legislature
to come will be run by the enemies of
true education.
In Milford there are now living l0j
white people who are over 20 years old,
and ten who are over so years. This is
five percent of the white population of
the town, and speaks volumes for its
health. In this issue is noted the death
of one lady who was about four score,
and another who had passed the half
century mile stOne.-Chronice.
Have you Il doctor? Because one is
plenty.
DIR. George W. Marshall will sail Tues
day, July 9Th, for Europe, in company
with DIR. Barton of Philadelphia. They
will visit the principal hospitals of Lon
don, Liverpool, Dublin and Belfast DIR.
Marshall is one of the only two members
of the American school of medicine of
the United States who reside in Della
ware, and with DIR. Barton visit the
prominent physicians and surgeons of
England on professional business affairs.
If time permits they will visit the Nat
ional Hospital at Paris. Chronicle.
Recess track is llvoritc resort for the
| quasi sporting fraternity now that it has
been put in order. Ossian made his APP
pearance on the track for first time last
Saturday, and it is said by several horse
men that he has the finest movement
and is the fastest three-year old that has
ever been ON the track.-Smyrna Record.
The above is only intended for home
reading. As to who "Ossian" is we are
even afraid to guess. 1t is only three
years-old, and fast ut that.
The Rising sun base ball club visited
| Sylmar Saturday last and defeated Il
picked nine by II score Of 30 to 5.-AIid-
land Journal.
Were the victorious club able to walk
next day? Can the Sylmar club play
marbles.
The first man was Adam and the first
mosquito must have been \ dam null
sance.-Breakwater Light.
Mr.. Thos. +. Jefferson has this week
been putting on tin roof and otherwise
improving his property.-Smyrna Re
cord.
Queer thing TO put on. Linen would
be more comfortable No doubt this tin
roof improved Thomas property.
The glorious Fourth is not farm the
distance. He who would celebrate had
best begin to figure as to ways and
Reconsideration Transcript.
No doubt it does take figuring us TO
how fellow in Kent county will make
the Fourth glorious when it takes pre-
scription to get the necessary stuff 4
man hates to lie about being sick, to get
Il prescription. 1t is Il cold day if many
don't find ways and means"
Rose Bugs are said to be DESTROYING
the grapes in Lewis and Rehnboth hum
dred. They have done very little dam
age in this hundred. sussex journal.
We fellow citizens up at this end of
the State have often thought of you fell
low-citizens down ut the other end, and
now when the bugs are destroying the
| grapes, we know the ailllclion you suffer.
\ number of men and boys have had
their say about Delaware College, and all
the advice given would have been more
to their credit if it never had been given,
Allthese scribblers find a paper willing to
publish their NONSENSE. 1t would reflect
more credit to paper to consign all mat
tiers pertaining to the College to the
waste basket. 1t can't possibly do any
good, and may lead others, who are not
acqua nted with scribblers, to think the
College is lettering. The Trustees know
these writers, and their articles are